About Us
Landed’s blog shares stories from our team members, homebuyers, and partners. We're on a mission to help essential professionals build financial security near the communities they serve, and we are committed to sharing our learnings as we make progress on that mission.
Looking for educational materials? Our homebuying curriculum with infographics, guides, and checklists lives here along with our regional resources: Homebuying Education
Landed Updates
Building something new in the world is tough and often an uphill climb. On the daily, what makes it all worthwhile are the stories of...
Landed is proud to share that we have recently launched our partnership with the University of Utah, which further expands our services to...
Today, Stanford University announced to all of its employees that they all have access to the products and services we offer at Landed....
In the fall of 2019, Landed launched on the East Coast with our first partnership in DC, serving all DC Public Schools and DC charter...
Landed Launches in Utah
23 Feb 2021
Today Landed is proud to share that we are expanding our down payment program and homebuying resources to the state of Utah, and we think...
Landed is excited to share two important updates this February. The first is we have kicked off pilots to begin serving government...
As a member of Landed’s West Coast Partnerships team and a California native, I am proud to announce our partnership with the California...
At Landed our purpose has been to uphold those who uphold us, guiding us as we help essential professionals build financial security near...
At Home in LA
29 Sep 2020
“Los Angeles is facing an unprecedented housing crisis, which threatens our legacy as a city of economic opportunity. Our county has one of...
In the spring of 2018, Landed first started serving educators in Colorado –our first state outside of California –through a partnership...
2020 Landed Impact Report
21 Jul 2020
Through our down payment program, Landed co-invests with essential professionals, starting with educators (teachers and other school...
Landed Launches in Boston
10 Mar 2020
Back in November, Landed launched in Washington, DC, which was our first East Coast region. We were excited to partner with DC given its...
It seems like there’s a new headline weekly introducing an updated pledge that cities, states, and corporate entities are making to...
Uphold those who uphold us. This common purpose drives all of our work at Landed. From our Relationship Managers who help educators build a...
We are excited to announce the formation of Landed Home Loans LLC, a joint venture between Landed, NewRez, and Shelter Mortgage Company to...
Earlier this year, Landed was awarded the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability in the category of Finance. To learn more about our team...
Reflections on Toni Morrison
27 Aug 2019
On August 5, 2019, the world lost an American novelist: Toni Morrison. The award-winning writer was 88 at the time of her passing. She won...
We asked the Landed team to contribute their most memorable reads from the past year, and folks shared everything from fantasy novels to...
The Power of a Team
4 Jul 2019
The first soccer team I ever played for was called the Rockettes. We met in Denver’s Washington Park, and during games, I mostly played...
Perspectives on Pride, Community, & Home
22 Jun 2019
Pride Month represents many things to many people. After watching the debut of a new video featuring two Landed homebuyers putting down...
Customer Stories
When Sureshi Jayawardene and Robbie Miller relocated from Chicago to San Diego in 2018, they started aggressively saving for a home for...
As children of immigrants who moved from the Philippines to the U.S., both Valerie and Raul Francisco-Menchavez Jr. have always felt...
If they needed a reminder they weren’t in Iowa anymore, Godfried Asante and Matthew Hoeg got it when they started shopping for a home in...
Erin and Adam's Story: A Family Home
26 Jul 2021
Newlyweds Erin and Adam Jacobs and their four children were just getting comfortable in their rental home when they learned their landlord...
When Javier Ibanez and Jacqueline Adams’ one-bedroom apartment in San Jose also became their only place to work and study after the...
The sunny rays and beautiful skyline were pretty much all Camille Provencal and Marlin Williford needed to see. “We knew it was the one,”...
Like most of those who reach out to Landed, Cliff Bersamira and James Saal needed to fully understand how partnering with us on a down...
Armando's Story: Knowing What You Want
15 Jun 2021
Armando Carvalho started thinking about buying a home in 2015 when he moved to Los Angeles. But saving enough money was tough, especially...
Lor's Story: A Loving Legacy
14 Jun 2021
Like many of the essential professionals we partner with, Lor Umali was stuck in the place of making too much to qualify for help but not...
After serving in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone, West Africa, Emerson Sosa returned to his hometown of San Francisco, determined to make a...
As former homeowners in Florida, Brian and Valerie Munoz hoped to buy and settle into a home quickly when they moved their family to...
When Hazel and Joseph decided to buy a home this year, they knew it could be a challenging job given the seller’s market in the Washington...
After 20 years of paying “ridiculously” high rent, Rose and Rich Fejerang knew they wanted to buy a place to call their own.But Rose, who...
After moving from Tennessee in 2018, Anna and Kevin Hays weren’t sure their dream of buying a home in the San Francisco Bay Area was...
Buying and Selling in Portland, Oregon
15 Mar 2021
No one fell in love faster with their new home than Selby and Sarah’s 4-year-old daughter.“When we first saw the house, our kids walked in...
In December of 2017, Team Landed was proud to feature the story of Faith and Benny. Faith, an educator at Ravenswood City School District,...
After 20 years at Florida State University, Claudius Mundoma decided to make a career move that took him to the University of Colorado at...
When you talk with former teacher Lauren Goettge, you get the sense of someone who is used to juggling a lot of things at once. This is a...
Will Daniel has been teaching for the last 30 years. He taught everything from kindergarten to college, and he eventually landed at...
Alexandra and Trevor Crouse admit they were skeptical at first. Did partnering with Landed on a down payment make sense? Was it too good to...
Real Estate & Housing
At Landed, we think a lot about ways to make homeownership accessible to more people, especially those who don’t have access to the “bank...
Landed is excited to share two important updates this February. The first is we have kicked off pilots to begin serving government...
There’s a lot to do when buying a home and at Landed we are committed to helping you easily navigate the process with the support of our...
95% of Landed homebuyers in 2020 said they would recommend their Landed partner agent to a family member or friend. When it comes to...
2020 Landed Impact Report
21 Jul 2020
Through our down payment program, Landed co-invests with essential professionals, starting with educators (teachers and other school...
COVID-19 and it’s recent impact on the economy has thrown us all for a loop, especially when it comes to making big decisions, like buying...
By Louis Odette and Kay Contreras Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer gearing up for a home search before the spring market fully...
Talking Housing Innovation at Harvard
15 Nov 2019
Tackling skyrocketing housing costs has recently risen to the list of high-profile issues corporate America – especially tech giants in...
Landed is proud to have nearly 100 fantastic real estate agents in our network across the Bay Area, Southern California, Denver-Boulder,...
“Gentrify your own hood before these people do it.Claim eminent domain and have your people move in.That's a small glimpse into what Nipsey...
5 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Housing
23 May 2019
I came to Landed fueled by a desire to work on a solution that contributes to making the cities we live in more closely reflect the...
“Friendly and always available.” That’s how one of our Landed homebuyers described their Landed partner agents, Sam and Bindu Xavier, who...
Why Aren’t Millennials Buying Homes?
26 Apr 2019
Over the past month, I have had the pleasure of working with Landed as a Coro Fellow. The fellowship has helped me realize how much I (an...
A friend of Landed, Ashby Monk, coined the term “Giants” to refer to the large investment funds that dominate the capital markets. These...
As an immigrant millennial, I have had a complicated relationship with the idea of homeownership. As an immigrant daughter, homeownership...
Q&A with Roomily
18 Dec 2018
Landed’s mission to help essential professionals, starting with educators, build financial security goes beyond providing down payment...
Landed recognizes that we are one tool in the toolkit addressing the housing crisis for educators and school employees. To provide insight...
This summer, I worked with Landed’s Growth team to help build new partnerships so we can begin to serve more educators in Southern...
Why California’s Booming Economy and Housing Shortage are Making it Hard for Employers to Hire
4 Jun 2018
California’s thriving economy is becoming a victim of its own success. Last month, the Golden State surpassed the U.K., becoming the 5th...
In the aftermath of the federal tax bill, we’ve seen a number of competing narratives emerge as to how this new tax regime will impact...
Teachers & Schools
2020 Landed Impact Report
21 Jul 2020
Through our down payment program, Landed co-invests with essential professionals, starting with educators (teachers and other school...
In an ongoing series highlighting the housing crisis and teacher shortages in Hawaiʻi, Honolulu Civil Beat featured Landed as an...
On Saturday, June 29, Landed hosted a free Summer Celebration for Bay Area Educators at Levi’s Stadium. In partnership with the Bay...
In 2018, Landed announced our partnership with Extra Yard for Teachers and the Bay Area Host Committee to bring the dream of...
This past winter, as we celebrated the 150+ educators who bought a home with Landed support this past year, we also acknowledged a cohort...
Supporting the Right to Strike
12 Mar 2019
Helping educators build financial security is a mission we are committed to here at Landed and that each member of our team contributes to...
For every three people on the Landed team, one of us has worked in schools. The financial services we create are meaningful in and of...
The following story is by Jenny Brundin for Colorado Public Radio. Listen to the audio version: “In Denver’s Crazy Hot Housing Market,...
Q&A with The Teaching Well
3 Feb 2019
Landed works closely with local organizations to address educators’ financial wellness needs and to gain a broader understanding of the...
Last fall, Landed launched a partnership with Extra Yard for Teachers to create a giveaway for three lucky educators to each receive...
Retaining Teachers of Color
25 Jan 2019
At Landed, we understand that if we want stronger schools, then we need to make sure that we are upholding the educators who are working...
Holly and Daniel Gonzalez with their sons, Arlo and Enzo. They were able to buy a three-bedroom garden apartment with assistance from...
In September, Landed announced our partnership with the Bay Area Host Committee and the College Football Playoff Foundation to create a ...
Landed Launches in the Pacific Northwest
18 Oct 2018
Bellevue School District is the first Seattle area school district to launch with Landed! We met with leaders this morning at Sammamish...
Going the Extra Yard for Educators
3 Oct 2018
If you had told the 12-year-old version of me that some day I’d be talking education, housing, and football on local TV, I would have had...
Meet LaTanya and Ron
6 Sep 2018
We are LaTanya and Ron, and we are the second homebuyers to purchase a home in the Denver area using Landed’s down payment program. I...
Why Parents & Teachers Matter
9 Aug 2018
Two fiercely strong women raised me. They might not look like you’d expect. My mom and grandma were both businesswomen until they each had...
Meet Eric and Amy
13 Jun 2018
Purchasing a home in Southern California is a monumental feat. A feat that seemed impossible to accomplish for two teachers. We are Amy and...
There’s a national movement of educators and their allies afoot: people are showing up for what is arguably one of the most important...
Last year, the Denver Post revealed that the Mile High City is one of the least affordable housing markets if you're an educator. Much of...
